A Bulging Midriff Roughly Doubles Women''s Chances Of Gallstone Surgery

... A bulging midriff almost doubles a woman''s chances of developing gallstones and the need for surgery to remove them, finds an extensive study published ahead of print in Gut.In the developed world, gallstone disease is the most common abdominal illness requiring admission to hospital. And in the USA, more than 800,000 operations to remove gallstones are carried out every year... click link for more info. ...